What Next TBD: SBF Takes the Stand

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The man at the center of it all takes the stand in his own defense—but what’s left to say? Guest: Nitish Pahwa, associate business and tech writer covering the trial for Slate. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next TBD. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the cinematic event of the year.
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0:26.2	one membership per year, participating cinemas, two standard tickets, only cheap as free. T's and Cs
0:29.6	apply. Hello, Natish. Hi, Lizzie.
0:38.1	Where are you right now?
0:40.4	I am sitting in a corner right outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse at the Southern District of New York.
0:50.8	Slates, Natish Pawah is there covering the trial of Sam Bankmanfried, the disgraced founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
1:00.6	Bankman Fried, also known as SBF, did testify on Thursday, but it was more of a back and forth between lawyers and the judge.
1:09.1	The main event, for the jury to hear was on Friday.
1:13.1	And this was the big day. Sam Bankman-Fried testified. What's the scene there? What was it like
1:19.4	when you got there? We've been generally trying to get here pretty early in the mornings to,
1:24.9	you know, try to get a courtroom perspective, maybe.
1:28.7	What I did not count on was people literally getting here in some cases at, like,
1:33.8	3 a.m., 2.30 a.m. to get their spots. And, I mean, they got them, you know,
1:40.4	applause to them. I am glad that they were able to make the effort.
1:45.0	I hope they get a lot of sleep after.
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